Packers OC Tom Clements moving to the booth

Green Bay --- Starting Saturday in Nashville, Packers offensive coordinator Tom Clements will be working from above, in the coaches' booth.

The last seven seasons --- including Aaron Rodgers' entire career --- Clements has worked on the sideline, where he was in constant communication with the quarterback. He said the last time he worked up top was his first year in Green Bay, 2006.

And before that, Clements previously worked from the booth at the college level when he was a Notre Dame assistant 1992- '95.

"I just thought I could see more up there and be more helpful to the overall operation," Clements said.

"You have a better view. You’re able to provide more information than you can do down on the sideline.”

Quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt will be in communication with Rodgers on the sideline and Clements plans on staying plugged in. He'll be on the headset for discussions between Rodgers and Van Pelt and he'll always just be a phone call away from the quarterback himself to talk.

Rodgers has said before that Clements is "the biggest" reason for his consistency.

"Incredible teacher of the game," Rodgers said in a past Q&A. "And the perfect dynamic in our relationship where there's a tight friendship and I really look up to him as a person and consider him a dear friend. However, there's a line between player and coach that exists on the field where I look at him as a father figure and, to me, I never want to disappoint my father. So when I take the field, I want to make him proud with the way he has prepared me. The last thing I want to do is let him down."

So Clements assures they'll be talking. Their relationship is a big reason Rodgers has developed into a MVP quarterback.

"I’m not going to be sitting right there but I’ll be in communication if need be," the coach said.

From high above, the Packers' offensive coordinator will be studying other positions to help the offense more as a whole.

"I’ll be able to see better. What’s happening," Clements said. "When I was down on the field, I kind of just watched the secondary. But I’ll be able to see the overall operation a little bit more and hopefully be a little bit more helpful.”

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Tyler Dunne covers the Green Bay Packers. He has been on the beat since 2011, winning awards with the Pro Football Writers of America and Milwaukee Press Club.